WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — FTI Consulting Inc. (FCN) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $80 million.

On a per-share basis, the Washington-based company said it had profit of $2.23.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.76 per share.

The business advisory firm posted revenue of $928.6 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $884.9 million.

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